attitudes to poverty

Question 1

What was the deserving poor?

Answer 1

they were deserving of help.
they were unable to work due to illness age or disability.
it isn’t at fault of their own
they could not help being poor

Question 2

what was the undeserving poor?

Answer 2

able or idle bodied
physically able to work but chose not to
seen undeserving of help
due to fault of their own

Question 3

what was the treatment of the undeserving poor?

Answer 3

they faced harsh treatment if they were caught begging with punishments such as whipping

Question 4

What were the elizabethan opinons on poverty ?

Answer 4

Everyone should work hard to look after themselves.
begging was wrong and hard work was a virtue

Question 5

What were puritan opinions?

Answer 5

idleness was a sin

Question 6

what was the governments worries about poverty?

Answer 6

concerned with the threat of revolt
threat of disruption to law + order
they were worried about the discontent of the public
lots of vagrants + vagabondage

Question 7

What did the wealthy do?

Answer 7

gave the poor gifts in order to help others